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"He sending that to you?" To his credit, I think he tries to ask me in a neutral tone

"If he ould that be too weird for ya, Ross?"

"If you're gay?" He bugs out his eyes, and I bug mine out, too

"Are you gay?" He's hissing "You swing for that team, brother? All this time, I didn't know?"

I s "I'm not in, but I'm not really out, either"

He tilts the phone doard hionna like a boy, you gotta like a white boy with blue eyes and freckles I’ve got a cousin who's gay Lil Nas X’s gay On souy's the horse Or you’re the horse?" He frowns at me "You knohat, I don't need that detail"

I s a laugh “Does it e to ask—as quietly as I can

"Naw No different Ben—you know, the tight end—he's got a babypapa That shit's weird"

"Are they together?" I ask

He laughs "Hell no He's sending her h T-town"

We talk for a few more minutes before Ross puts his earbuds back in and starts tapping his foot to some beat I can't hear

I text Millsy back 'I love you Pay for internet so our texts will go thru easier?’

He texts back, 'Did already'

'Me too'

'I gathered that' He sends a laugh emoji 'U almost there?'